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3000 Common SAT Vocabulary | Introduction |
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attribute |
n. essential quality; reputation; honor His outstanding attribute was his kindness. |
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audit |
v. examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of Independent accountants audit the company annually. |
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auditorium |
n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits A seat in the stalls or in one of the elaborate boxes surrounding the horseshoe-shaped auditorium now costs nearly 700 pounds. |
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august |
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself. |
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authoritative |
a. weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial Impressed by the young researcher's well-documented presentation, we accepted her analysis of the experiment as authoritative. |
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autopsy |
n. examination of dead body; post-mortem The medical examiner ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death. |
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auxiliary |
a. helper, additional or subsidiary To prepare for the emergency, they built an auxiliary power station. |
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avail |
v. turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote When his power ceases to avail, that is when a stronger than he appears upon the scene. |
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avalanche |
n. a great mass of falling snow and ice The park ranger warned the skiers to stay on the main trails, where they would be in no danger of being buried beneath a sudden avalanche. |
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avenge |
v. take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone Hamlet vowed he would avenge his father's murder and punish Claudius for his horrible crime. |
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avert |
v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away She had to avert her eyes from the dead cat on the highway. |
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avid |
a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm He was avid for learning and read everything he could get. |
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awe |
n. mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil The tourists gazed with awe at the tremendous expanse of the Grand Canyon. |
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babble |
v. talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds The little girl likes to babble about her doll. |
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badger |
v. pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts She is forced to change her telephone number because obscene phone calls badger her. |
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bait |
v. harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap The school bully will bait the smaller children, terrorizing them. |
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balm |
n. something that relieves pain Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. |